Part 36 Never Ending Love story
RM
Arnav came home. Ratna who was arranging the dining, smiled at him.
"Chotte, you came?"
"Yeah, Mom, the job for what I went completed"
"Oh... go and get fresh. We will have dinner together"
"Yeah,"
He headed to his room. Aparna came in front of him and blocked his way.
"What did you bring me from Mumbai?"
"Marine drive..." he teased.
"Wow... is it? I will show it to my friends..."
"Appu, let him get fresh first..." Ratna chided her.
Making a face, Aparna gave him space to move. Arnav went to his room smiling. He came to the dining after taking a bath. Seeing a box in his hand, Aparna became excited.
"Is that for me?"
Arnav nodded yes and gave it to her. She opened it with the same excitement. She was stuck, as it had beautiful bangles.
"Wow, bhai, from when did you start learning to choose girls' stuff? It's amazing"
Arnav smiled. Taking the box cover, Ratna read the address on it.
"Hyderabad?" she looked at Arnav questioningly.
"Didn't you say you are going to Mumbai?"
"I didn't go to Mumbai," Said Arnav.
"Then?" Asked Arvind, advancing the dining.
"I went to Hyderabad,"
"For?"
"To know the past story of mine,"
"Did you get to know?"
Arnav nodded yes.
"This bangle shop belongs to Arjun and Indhu's friends. I met a man two days ago when I went to a seminar. He was in his middle age. He became excited and hugged me while addressing me ARJUN. That's the point that made me alert. I got to know the man was from Hyderabad, the same place Khushi mentioned in her story. That sparked my curiosity more. So, I decided to go to Hyderabad."
"Did anyone recognize you there?"
"Many... the next shop owner Meeran and Farida's family"
Arnav removed his mobile and showed Arjun and Indhu's wedding photo he captured on his mobile. Raizadas were dumbfounded to see the photo.
"That means what Khushi told is true..." Ratna said.
"I just can't believe this..." Ratna said.
"I could not help but believe this," said Arnav.
"I told you know," Aparna said.
"Have you decided something about this?"
"I would like to marry Khushi," said Arnav.
Ratna and Aparna smiled.
"What if she thinks you back-checked her?" Came from Arvind.
Arnav also thought about it too.
"She won't... if she does, I will handle her," he said confidently.
"Will her parents agree to this marriage?" Ratna asked.
"They will... only her brother may create a problem"
"Why?"
"He wanted her to marry his friend whom Khushi was supposed to get engaged with"
"Why didn't the engagement happen?"
"That was the day Khushi got her previous birth memories... you won't believe it if I say how she got her memories. She got it losing her LIFE for a few minutes"
"What do you mean?"
Arnav told them what happened on her engagement day. They were shocked, stunned, dumbfounded, what not?
"I really can't believe this" Said Arvind.
"Yeah... it's very tough to believe but her doctor showed me the video... so, I can't help but believe it,"
"Did she know you went to Hyderabad?"
"No... I didn't tell her."
"Oh... are you going to surprise her?" Aparna asked.
Arnav didn't answer. He didn't tell Khushi about his Hyderabad visit, not only to surprise her. Of course, she would indeed be surprised. At the same time, she would become tense about Pradeep.
"Her father wants to meet me. I'm thinking of visiting their house" Arnav said.
"OK, do it. get to know what he is up to" Arvind said.
"What about your friend Gaurav?" Ratna asked Arvind.
"He is very much upset with me and Chotte"
"With me? Why?" Arnav asked.
"It's because you called her daughter sister"
"She lied to Khushi that I consider Khushi as my sister. That's why I called her sister." Arnav said.
"Wah... what an invisible slap, Bhai...! Tit for tat" Aparna clapped her hands.
"Did Hirma do that?" Ratna asked.
"Yes, she came to my office to meet Khushi and said that"
"Thank God, she doesn't become our Bahu. Or else, she would have taken all the decisions of our family solely it seems" Ratna said.
"Not only she but also her father," Aparna said annoyingly.
Arnav was silent as he was not ready to talk about something that would not happen whereas Arvind sighed.
"Chotte, do what you want. We are fine with anything you do" Ratna said.
"Is it, Mom?" Aparna asked teasingly.
"Why? What wrong I said?"
"What if Bhai brings Khushi to our house permanently?"
Arnav rolled his eyes and Ratna hit her shoulder.
"Even though he does that he would have a valuable reason for it," said Ratna.
"Bhai, Mom doesn't know about you it seems" she laughed.
"Actually, you too don't know about me" Aranv said making her laugh stop.
"Why?"
"I won't bring Khushi here. I will take her somewhere else and live without your torture"
Aparna dropped her jaw.
"This is too much"
Arnav laughed and Ratna joined him.
After the dinner, Arvind and Aparna went to their respective rooms. Arnav came to the kitchen. Ratna looked at him and Arnav said something to her. Ratna smiled and said GO AHEAD. Arnav left the kitchen smilingly.
The next day
Khushi came to the office early as usual. She got stuck, seeing Arnav arrived before her. She smiled at him brightly.
"Hi..." Arnav raised his brows with a fresh smile.
"Hiiii..." Khushi's tone was slow.
She went to her desk and kept her bag there. She frowned seeing a gift on her desk. It was being wrapped by a glittering paper. Khushi took it and frowned. She looked at Arnav who advanced her.
"Open it, and see," he said.
"Is it you who kept it here?" she asked.
Arnav nodded yes.
"What's this?" She asked.
"A small gift"
"Is it necessary?" she hesitated.
"Absolutely...! you will understand that after seeing it"
Khushi looked at that, like, what's that?
"Open it"
She unwrapped the glitter paper. It was a bangle box. Khushi was thunderstruck to see the name of the shop on the box.
"Farida Bangle Shop, Hyderabad...?" she looked at Arnav shockingly who was smiling at her.
"Did you go to Hyderabad?" she asked with disbelief.
Arnav nodded yes.
"But why?" She asked fearfully.
"Because I don't want you to be stressed that I don't trust you"
Khushi gulped down while reading his eyes.
"Did...did you meet..."
Cutting her,
"Everyone..."
"Everyone means?"
"Farida, Aadhil, Parveen Ammi, Meeran..."
Khushi's eyes tear up.
"Is it?"
Arnav nodded yes.
"I had Biriyani with them too... it was so tasty you know"
Khushi chuckled softly and tears rolled down her eyes.
"How are they?"
"They became old...and have not forget us"
Taking his mobile, he showed their latest photo to Khushi. Khushi looked at them smiling with tears.
"Didn't they become old?"
Khushi nodded yes.
"We too would have been like them if we had not died... right?"
"Khushi, I think we should not think about IFs and BUTs. We should start thinking about our future"
"Is... Pradeep alive?"
"Mmm... he is still alive and became a powerful man in Hyderabad"
"What if he gets to know about us?"
"Khushi relax... he can do nothing. He may be a powerful man in Hyderabad. It doesn't mean he can go anywhere in India and burn anyone. He might have done that last time but not this time because I'm not his friend Arjun to underestimate him but Arnav who knew everything about him very well" he said furiously.
Khushi looked at him speechlessly. Arnav wiped her wet cheeks.
"You have not even changed a bit" he purposely changed the topic.
"Whaaaat?" she sulked her eyes as she could not understand what he was talking about.
Arnav showed her their wedding photo that he captured. Khushi was stunned, seeing that. She snatched the phone and looked at the photo excitedly. She smiled looking at the photo and then at Arnav.
"Wow... our wedding photo...! Are they still keeping it with them?"
Arnav nodded yes.
"Khushi, we are the only ones in the whole world who saw our wedding photo a birth later" Arnav laughed and Khushi nodded yes chuckling.
"You too haven't changed" She said looking at the photo smilingly.
"Yeah... but the hairstyle was different..."
"yet, you look handsome"
"Is it?"
She nodded yes blushing.
"Do you want me to change my hairstyle?"
"No need... unless you like it"
Arnav smiled adoring her.
"Khushi, we are going somewhere this evening. Ok?"
Khushi nodded ok.
"Won't you ask where?"
"It's you who is calling me. then why should I?"
"What if I take you to somewhere you don't like?"
"I will like any place if you are with me"
Arnav smiled at her with a sharp gaze. Khushi averted her gaze biting her lip. She jolted when Arnav cupped her face. She looked at him bewildered.
"I'm lucky to have you as my wife"
Arnav pecked her forehead making her close her eyes. Arnav hugged her gently. Khushi buried her face in his chest.
"Khushi I'm sorry for not trusting you. I hurt you unaware of the truth..."
Khushi broke the hug and looked at him.
"Unware of the truth... you would not have done that if you had known that"
Arnav again pulled her on his chest and hugged her. That was when they heard a footstep. Khushi got detached from him.
"Go to your desk" she said.
Arnav nodded yes and said,
"Wait here at the tea break. Don't go to the canteen"
Khushi nodded ok thoughtfully. Yet, she didn't ask WHY?
To be continued...